Beyond Reality discussion

Here are the trivia questions for The Ships of Merior and Warhost of Vastmark. Message me with your answers, and I will let you know which are correct. You can re-enter as many times as you wish. The contest ENDS on Halloween. There will be prizes, and the contest is open to all - have fun and go for it!


1) The study of what plant made Arithon drop his guard, and Elaira come to suspect something might be amiss with him?

2)What is the name of the Guardian, whose bones sealed the ward of guard over Althain Tower?

3) Where and when does the festival of lights occur every year?

4) What was the news Dame Haltha delivered?

5) What is the name of the splicer who worked in Arithon's shipyard?

6)Describe Asandir's horse.

7) How do Wyverns differ from Khadrim?

8) (more difficult) Who throws stones and hits everything he aims at?

9) What is the major difference in the way that Arithon and Lysaer handle their following?

10) (most difficult) What little mention in these books clues and foreshadows a major action to come?

I am planning to attempt this one. Fun!

The more the merrier - I should add - nobody answered all of the last trivia contest questions correctly - so don't wait to be a perfectionist. I keep a running tally, so answers can be corrected or added up until the last moment (which would be the date stamp on the topic).

Pooh. Will have to dig around since I reread them in July/Aug.

I know a grand total of ONE answer at this point, but I think I could look up a few others. :)

Just submitted my answers, fingers crossed! :)

Dawn wrote: "Just submitted my answers, fingers crossed! :)"

Hey! How'd you do it so soon?

Well I already read them.. I just went through and tried to find as many answers as I could. We'll see if getting it done right away pays off, or if I should have waited and looked some more :)

I've read them twice, but will have to look them all up and right now am engrossed in something else.

Ok I don't have the books here with me (I'm in Texas the books are in California) but I can get 6 of them I think but since I can't finish... good luck everyone!

Sarah wrote: "Ok I don't have the books here with me (I'm in Texas the books are in California) but I can get 6 of them I think but since I can't finish... good luck everyone!"

The trivia contest has a fixed deadline, but - the discussion won't. You can hop in if you wish, when you are reunited with your library in California, no matter how 'late.'

The chapter framework is a structure for discussion to avoid spoilers, not meant to be seen as a 'deadline'.

LAST CHANCE TO ENTER OR CORRECT YOUR PAST ENTRY - contest closes, midnight tonight!

Our two winners:

1st, Dawn with 6 2/3 correct
2nd Mawgojezeta with 6 1/3 correct

Here are the correct answers, in full, and they just might start some speculative discussion on a few counts:


1) The study of what plant made Arithon drop his guard, and Elaira come to suspect something might be amiss with him?

Nightshade

2)What is the name of the Guardian, whose bones sealed the ward of guard over Althain Tower?

Shehane Althain

3) Where and when does the festival of lights occur every year?

Innish

4) What was the news Dame Haltha delivered?

That the Waystone was in custody of the Fellowship of Seven.

5) What is the name of the splicer who worked in Arithon's shipyard?

Ivel

6)Describe Asandir's horse.

Black stallion with a ghost eye. (a ghost, or china eye, is unpigmented - blue)


7) How do Wyverns differ from Khadrim?

Smaller, non-firebreathing, mate and hunt in pairs.

8) (more difficult) Who throws stones and hits everything he aims at?

Fiark

9) What is the major difference in the way that Arithon and Lysaer handle their following?

Lysaer binds them by playing to their flaws, promising security, safety, which panders to their fear and leads them to dependency.

Arithon turns their flaws against them, forcing change and evoking independence.

10) (most difficult) What little mention in these books clues and foreshadows a major action to come?

necromancy

Woohoo! :)

Dawn wrote: "Woohoo! :)"

I will need your contact info, for your prize (and Mowgojezeta's too)

Congrats, guys!

I had every intention of participating and life just got in the way...oh well! Congrats to the winners!

Shel wrote: "I had every intention of participating and life just got in the way...oh well! Congrats to the winners!"

Ditto to that, Shel. I, too, had wanted to do this quiz, but got "busy in the natural."

Ha! I would have got two because I haven't read for a while, but Asandir's horse (naturally) and Fiark throwing stones. It's amazing though how much you do absorb, and I have a terrible retentive memory but the questions evoked immediate pictures for me.